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  • #46
    Originally posted by Giancarlo
    Can you still disprove me? PC Users are right when they opt out of spending any amount of money on a low quality IMac... and one for $499... well... PC Users still won't change their mind. You can use the same amount of money and get a way better PC Machine.
    HAVE A DAY.
    <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
    "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
    For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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    • #47
      I think Berz nails it.

      Many people could be attracted by Mac's simplicity, and may want to switch from PC to Macs. However they don't want to invest heavily into something they don't know.

      500$ is a modest cost for a computer, and something the Mac-Curious could probably afford. I don't know if the rumor is true. But it looks like a sound commercial policy to me: expand your market by making a product that can be attractive to potential new customers, instead of focusing on the same niche, that only shrinks.
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      • #48
        Originally posted by Spiffor
        I think Berz nails it.

        Many people could be attracted by Mac's simplicity, and may want to switch from PC to Macs. However they don't want to invest heavily into something they don't know.
        My point exactly and in your face, Fez (if you haven't blocked me yet)! Though I have this gut feeling that you still don't quite get my drift.

        500$ is a modest cost for a computer, and something the Mac-Curious could probably afford. I don't know if the rumor is true. But it looks like a sound commercial policy to me: expand your market by making a product that can be attractive to potential new customers, instead of focusing on the same niche, that only shrinks.
        So, if this rumor is true, then keep up the good work, Apple; you are moving in the right direction!
        HAVE A DAY.
        <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
        "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
        For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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        • #49
          Originally posted by Spiffor
          500$ is a modest cost for a computer, and something the Mac-Curious could probably afford. I don't know if the rumor is true. But it looks like a sound commercial policy to me: expand your market by making a product that can be attractive to potential new customers, instead of focusing on the same niche, that only shrinks.
          But are you still a niche player then? This piece of pricing tactics just undermines the differentiation strategy of Apple.

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Zopperoni

            But are you still a niche player then? This piece of pricing tactics just undermines the differentiation strategy of Apple.
            But you must realize that if Apple doesn't start thinking "outside the box" they might be out of the PC business within a few years.
            HAVE A DAY.
            <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
            "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
            For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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            • #51
              Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy


              My point exactly and in your face, Fez (if you haven't blocked me yet)! Though I have this gut feeling that you still don't quite get my drift.
              In my face? With the 2% and declining market share Apple holds? The only thing that is in your face is the AMD Athlon 64, and the fact it can be afforded for mid-range machines.
              For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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              • #52
                Fez, I just came to a realization. You Log Cabin Repubs make me laugh hard!
                HAVE A DAY.
                <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
                "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
                For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy
                  Fez, I just came to a realization. You Log Cabin Repubs make me laugh hard!
                  I don't see anybody the username of fez.

                  But at any rate, you make me laugh hard. You ultra-conservative christians... you are trying to hijack America and turn us into a backwards theocratic state.
                  For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Giancarlo
                    I don't see anybody the username of fez.
                    You know, if you just ignored it when people call you Fez instead of making remarks about it then this will eventually go away naturally. Cuz you know what, it's hilarious when you get all fired up over it and it just makes people want to tease you about it even more.

                    You ultra-conservative christians... you are trying to hijack America and turn us into a backwards theocratic state.
                    Um, no we just want it to be a philosophically moral state.
                    HAVE A DAY.
                    <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
                    "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
                    For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Asher
                      Amazingly, this is substantially more pathetic than every other Mac thread, ever, on Apolyton.

                      Congratulations you two.
                      Yeah, Fez vs. MNG is just... hard to believe.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy


                        You know, if you just ignored it when people call you Fez instead of making remarks about it then this will eventually go away naturally. Cuz you know what, it's hilarious when you get all fired up over it and it just makes people want to tease you about it even more.
                        Call me by my real name. Fez is no longer used around here except by the people who want to create problems and I now direct those people to ming. Apple is still losing.

                        Um, no we just want it to be a philosophically moral state.
                        Good, so in that case you will move out of the country to achieve that? And perhaps go to Iran? The mullahs will like you.
                        For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by Spiffor
                          I think Berz nails it.

                          Many people could be attracted by Mac's simplicity, and may want to switch from PC to Macs. However they don't want to invest heavily into something they don't know.
                          This theory fails miserably, though, if you look at the real world. Many, maybe even most eductational computers (at least through high school) are Macs. Few or no people go through school without exposure to Macs. Most hate them, and we don't see people rushing to buy a Mac as soon as they leave school.

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                          • #58
                            Originally posted by Giancarlo
                            Call me by my real name. Fez is no longer used around here except by the people who want to create problems and I now direct those people to ming. Apple is still losing.
                            Your threats do not intimidate me, Fez.

                            Good, so in that case you will move out of the country to achieve that? And perhaps go to Iran? The mullahs will like you.
                            HAVE A DAY.
                            <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
                            "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
                            For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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                            • #59
                              And what is "gog"?

                              "Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog." - From your signature!
                              For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                              • #60
                                Originally posted by Giancarlo
                                And what is "gog"?

                                "Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog." - From your signature!
                                A prophecied leader, yet to come, that will lead a failed full-scale invasion of Israel.

                                But that's whole another thread.
                                HAVE A DAY.
                                <--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
                                "And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
                                For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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